540 MR. G. BENTHAM—REVISION OF THE GENUS CASSIA. 
Hab. Tropical America: Andes of Peru, Dombey ; Bolivia, Mandon, n. 1506; and 
Ecuador, Jameson, n. 214. 
Var. Foliolis pollicaribus longioribusve, glandulis pad imet cS 
Hab. Peru, Pavon. 
98. C. VERSICOLOR, Meyen in Vog. Syn. Cass. 29, et Pl. Meyen. 39. Foliola 8-15-juga, 
anguste oblonga v. oblongo-lanceolata, glabra. Stipulæ falcatæ, lineares, caducæ. Racemi 
corymbosi. Flores quam in C. latopetiolata minores. Legumen brevissime stipitatum, 
acutiusculum, marginatum, subplanum v. demum biconvexum. 
Hab. Tropical America: Andes of Bolivia, Meyen, D’Orbigny, Mandon, n. 751, 
Bridges, n. 10. : 
99. C. BIROSTRIS, Domb. in Vog. Syn. Cass. 43. Foliola 8-14-juga, ex ovali oblonga, 
subtus pubescentia ; glandula inter inferiora. Stipulæ caducæ. Bracteæ acutee, subper- 
sistentes. Flores parvuli. Legumen latius quam in sequentibus, tenuius quam in præ- 
cedentibus. 
Hab. Tropical America: Peru and Bolivia, Pavon, Matthews, n. 477, Lechler, n. 1932; 
Chinchin (not Chile), Dombey. 
*** Foliola pauca v. plurima, quam in ** tenuiora sepiusque latiora et obtusiora. Legumen (ubi notum) 
quam in ** angustius, crassius tamen quam in Rostratis. Species 4 priores Peruviane v. Chilenses ; 4 pos- 
teriores Americe centralis v. borealis subtropice incole. 
(Legumen in C. birostri latiusculum. Foliola in C, bahamensis var. floridana sæpe crassiuscula.) 
100. C. CONJUGATA, Ruiz et Pav.! MS. Foliola 1-2-juga, obovata, obtusa, glabra. Le- 
gumen latiusculum, planum. 
Hab. Tropical America: Peru, Ruiz and Pavon in herb. Lambert, now Brit. Mus.; 
Cobija, Gaudichaud. 
Frutex ramosissimus, glaber v. parce pubescens. Foliola 1-2-juga, brevissime petiolulata, oblique 
obovata v. oblonga, obtusissima, basi inæquilatera, 4-2 v. rarius 1 poll. longa, concoloria, preter costam 
subavenia, utrinque glabra v. subtus pilis brevibus conspersa; glandula tenuis v. stipitata, breviter conica 
inter inferiora. Petiolus l-l-pollicaris. Stipule minute, caducæ. Racemi in axillis superioribus laxe 
pauciflori, pedicellis 2-4 distantibus 3-8 lin. longis. Sepala valde insequalia, interiora orbiculata, 2-3 lin. 
longa, exteriora brevia, angusta. Petala venis intensius coloratis picta, majora vix semipollicaria. An- 
there apice cupuliferæ erostres, 2 majores longius stipitatæ. Legumen planum, membranaceum, 2-3 eos 
longum, 4-5 lin. latum, rectum v. interdum valde curvatum. 
101. C. Maxpowr, Benth., sp. n. Glaberrima. Foliola 2—4-juga, oblonga v. ovali- 
oblonga, obtusa, subtus pallida; glandula tenuis inter omnia paria. Racemi paniculati. 
Flores quam in C. versicolori paullo majores. Legumen breviter stipitatum, ped 
membranaceum, glabrum, 3 poll. longum, 6 lin. latum. 
Hab. Tropical America: Bolivia near Sorata, prov. Larecaja, Mandon, n. 751 bis 
This has the glabrous foliage and the flowers of C. versicolor with the leaflets of C. aurantia (3-14 in. 
long), but with glands between all the pairs instead of between the lowest pair only, as in those two 
species and most of their allies. 
102. C. coquimbessis, Vog. Syn. Cass. 27. Foliola 4—6-iuga, parois glabra 
e subtus pubeenda. Racemi meu. Bracteæ lneari-subulate. 
